Diggings 4 March 2024
Solving the supermarket: why Coles just hired US defence contractor PalantirWhat Palantir sells is fundamentally a way of seeing. Its dashboards promise a God’s eye view that can stretch across an entire organisation …
Solving the supermarket: why Coles just hired US defence contractor PalantirWhat Palantir sells is fundamentally a way of seeing. Its dashboards promise a God’s eye view that can stretch across an entire organisation …
Tucker-shoppingI read an article about tuckshops in Britain in an online food magazine recently and it set me remembering my tuckshop days at St. Joseph’s Primary School at Singleton in …
Do you know where your seafood has come from? Here’s why it mattersAustralians are in the dark about whether their Christmas lunch has been ethically sourced because of a lack …
Carrot Cake. An amusementThe food historian in me wondered when carrot cake made its first appearance at the Australian table, in what guise, how it developed over the years …
It’s often said that Australians will add pineapple to anything foodwise, the classic Aussie hamburger, chops on the barbie, pineapple on pizza being proffered as evidence The last is easily …
Not a feed for a hungry man: a sketch of okra in AustraliaOkra are seen in the markets more and more but are a relative newcomer.The Australian Women’s Weekly 1981The …
The feral flying under the radar: why we need to rethink European honeybeesFeral honeybees have successfully invaded most land-based ecosystems across Australia, including woodlands, rainforests, mangrove-salt marsh, alpine and arid ecosystems. They can …
A rose in every cheek: 100 years of Vegemite, the wartime spread that became an Aussie icon There are roughly 22 million jars of Vegemite manufactured in the original Melbourne factory every year. According …
Final curtain call for FantalesAustralians will farewell Fantales – the iconic chocolate covered caramels famed for movie star stories on the wrappers – with plans announced today to cease producing the lollies next …
Strawberry Curry Is a Modern Twist on an Old TraditionIf a strawberry curry sounds unusual, it’s not: It’s a British take on a long tradition of fresh fruit curries that …
The WHO says we shouldn't bother with artificial sweeteners for weight loss or health. Is sugar better?In people with diabetes, artificial sweeteners did not improve or worsen any clinical …
As this is NAIDOC Week (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee) the lead articles in this edition of Diggings deal with Indigenous Australian foodways. The first four of these …
Tasmania pledges 10-year ‘reset’ for $1 billion salmon industryTasmania’s heavily scrutinised salmon industry will undergo a “reset” under a state government plan to increase land-based fish farming and operations in …
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